Channing, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Channing census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79018. The Survey maps it on the Channing quadrangle. 281 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,806 feet above sea level.
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On record in Channing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- Hartley County Courthouse and Jaillisted 1987
- XIT General Officelisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresChanning fell from 363 to 281 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 363 | |
| 2020 | 281 | -82 (-23%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Channing quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hartley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Channing between 2000 and 2020, burning about 42,620 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIT RANCH ROW |
| 8 July 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 385 RIGHT OF WAY FIRE |
| 7 July 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 600 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FULTON RANCH COMPLEX |
| 11 July 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 354 RIGHT OF WAY FIRE |
| 9 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 481 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHANNING FIRE |
| 8 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 767 FIRE |
| 5 June 2013 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 767 |
| 30 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEAD MAN CANYON FIRE |
Storms near this place
60 of 93 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Channing in 93 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 68 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | $15,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported numerous power lines down due to thunderstorm winds from Channing to five miles north of Channing. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Channing | $12,000 | This tornado formed four miles west of Boys Ranch in Oldham county and entered Hartley county two and a half miles south southeast of Channing at 1759 CST. The tornado continued for another thirteen and a half miles before dissipating on mile south of U.S. Highway 87 or seven miles east southeast of Hartley. In Hartley county...numerous power poles...fences...and a few highway signs sustained damage. While in Oldham county...the tornado was rated as EF0 but in Hartley county it was rated as EF1. There were no fatalities and no injuries reported. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Channing | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | $6,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed or snapped six power poles four miles north of Channing Texas in Hartley county. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | $5,000 | An electrical transmission line was reported blown down by the high winds causing two hundred and seventy-two homes in the town of Channing to be without power. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Channing | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Channing | - | A Sheriff Deputy reported quarter size hail in Channing. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Channing | - | Golf ball size hail fell 4 miles south-southeast of Channing. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | Half dollar size hail occurred 11 miles east-northeast of Channing. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in Channing. The hail occurred from 3 miles west of Channing to the west side of Channing. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | Golf ball size hail fell 6 miles east-northeast of Channing. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | Walnut size hail was reported 1 mile east of Channing. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | Golf ball size hail was reported 5 miles east-northeast of Channing. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | Hail up to the size of tennis balls northwest of Channing. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | The KVII schoolnet site 7 miles east-northeast of Channing measured a wind gust of 67 mph. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Channing | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported 3 miles east of Channing. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Channing | - | Tennis ball size hail was reported in Channing. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Channing | - | Two inch diameter hail was reported in Channing. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Channing | - | Hail up to baseball size was reported by a storm chaser near Channing. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across Hartley County during the afternoon hours of the 22nd. As a storm approached the town of Channing (Hartley County), a trained storm spotter reported an estimated 70 mph thunderstorm downburst which turned over a center pivot irrigation system 5 miles northwest of Channing (Hartley County). After producing this downburst, no further severe weather was reported. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Channing | - | A discrete supercell developed during the evening hours of the 6th. As the storm intensified it produced a brief tornado over the rural portions of Hartley County. Due to the location of the tornado, minimal damage was located however multiple eye witnesses reported the tornado. The winds were estimated at 65 mph. After producing this brief tornado, the supercell began to diminish as it merged with a broken line of thunderstorms. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | The general public located eight miles northeast of Channing estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-two knots. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | The general public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts near sixty-one knots just west of Channing. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | An amateur radio operator estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-two knots in Channing. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | An amateur radio operator estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of sixty-one knots in Channing. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | The hail was reported to be quarter size to golf ball size. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | Nickel size to quarter size hail was reported on Farm to Market Road 722 just west of the Hartley and Moore County line. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | Several branches were also reported broken. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Channing | - | The tornado developed four miles north northwest of Channing at 1429 CST and moved northeast. There were multiple reports from trained spotters...the broadcast media...and an off-duty National Weather Service employee of the tornado touching the ground. The tornado remained over open country and ended at 1435 CST roughly four to five miles north of Channing. No structural damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and path width were estimated. There were reports that four inch diameter tree branches were snapped off by the tornado. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Channing | - | This tornado formed six miles northeast of Channing in Hartley County and tracked east northeast for about five miles before exiting Hartley County about ten and a half miles east northeast of Channing at 1444 CST. The tornado continued in western Moore County for about another two miles...before dissipating at 1449 CST. The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and path width were estimated. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Channing | - | Hail reportedly covered the ground. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Channing | - | Reported from Farm to Market Road 722 and U.S. Highway 385. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Channing | - | Tornado verified from broadcast media video of brief touchdown with debris cloud. The tornado remained over open country and the tornado path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Channing | - | Farm to Market Road 767 reported closed due to six to eight inches of water over the roadway. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Channing | - | Farm to Market Road 767 had three to four inches of water over the road and had to be shut down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | Numerous tree limbs were reported blown down in the town of Channing. |
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | Channing | - | Extensive flooding to fields reported along State Highway 354. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Channing | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Channing | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Channing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q979483 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1354290. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



